The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-04-09
THE EDTTOlt's son.
The VI ournini Effect OF Night Work Upon
Family Discipline.

He told me, only short time ago,
with genuine pathos, that tho first time
he had seen his own son by daylight
was last fail. Ue said that his son
came of age Inst October, aud through
the courtesy OF mutual friend (the
young mans mother) he had the pleas
ure Of meeting him on election day and
forming an acquaintance which ho
says may yet rlpeH into strong friend.
ship.
l have another acquaintance who
assists in editing morning paper, but
he does not believe in allowing his
children TO utterly forget him. He
does not want his boys 10 think they
are orphans, just because he is not
always at home. He is man Of very
strong Will and II strict disciplinarlan.
So he gets Il holiday every two weeks
in order to go home and do up his
Furnishing.
One time he found that his eldest or
Oldest sCn---l do not know which, be-
cause 1 am away rom home withc
my library-hsd violated the. rule 80
the house in u sad manner. -.S
AS near as ana able TO come e~ielen.n nv.
facts the boy had taken quart OF con-
and scwed II long thread through each
kernel, showing, great patience and
perseyeranco IN sb doing. lie had then
lied the ends ofthe threads all together
into one knot and scattered the corn
where II large ilcck of geese had been
in the habit OF associating and pool
ing for mutual profit and improves
ment.
A man who came along that way
about dusk said he saw about thirty
geese standing around in II circle look
ing reproachfully al each other and
| trying TO agree on some method by
which they could all go home togeth-
er withou, turning "a part Of their
crowd wrong side out, while behind
"A high board fence there was boy
who seemed to be eejoying himself In
a small way.
The incident wa9 reported to the
boys father, who came home and
placed his sen under u large dry-goods
box In tho cellar, aftdr which he piled
three or four hundred pounds OF Goa!
on top Of the inverted box. He then
MAIDEN few remarks for the boys good,
which were followed hy the smoth-
cred remark "Rats!" from the inside
of the box. After ordering that the
box should not be disturbed till his
return, my friend put7on his coat and
went back to his work.
| This was just rs the returns began TO
return in the autumn OF 'Si. My friend
did not 90 home for two weeks and
| forgot all about the boy Till 1t came
time TO do up his punishment for the
fortnight.
When the truth Hs3aed over him he
was flied with the Eceuest remorse,
and went home as so,sl rs he had sent
in the last proof, bu'L wa"n he went
down the cellar he found the box
empty and the following note written
on ii with pencil
"Dear Paw do not weap for me /
have weut away from my happy home
! where was ouct go gay and free do
not assassaUate NAV becuz she pride
up tie box with stick of cord wood
yesterday and fed Nj she LETT the box
So could Bust 4,h kmtgoue Far Far
Away DO net weap fof me 1t is better
for me ard you TO be Apart, onnyhow
ii Is better for Nc tn be apart / like
being Apart a Good deaf better / think
will take bam and gar Of Preserves
Of which am passhpnately fond but
: viii Renumeraio you SOME Day rs
. heaven is my jug go Na,tnoar at Pre-,
cent fron your proddigIe Son Hen
ry."
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